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`Washington, D.C.
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`In the Matter of
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`CERTAIN VAPORIZER DEVICES,
`CARTRIDGES USED THEREWITH, AND
`COMPONENTS THEREOF
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`INV. NO. 337-TA-1368
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`ORDER NO. 6:
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`(1) SETTING 16-MONTH TARGET DATE
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`(2) SETTING IN-PERSON PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE
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`(August 16, 2023)
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`On August 7, 2023, notice of institution of this investigation was published in the Federal
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`Register. 88 Fed. Reg. 52207 (Aug. 7, 2023).
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`1.
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`TARGET DATE
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`Complainants JUUL Labs, Inc.; and VMR Products LLC, and respondents NJOY, LLC;
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`NJOY Holdings, Inc.; Altria Group, Inc.; Altria Group Distribution Company; and Altria Client
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`Services LLC, submitted a joint statement regarding the appropriate target date for this
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`investigation on August 15, 2023. See Order No. 3: Seeking Submission on Target Date (Aug. 7,
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`2023); EDIS Doc. ID 802440.
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`I have determined to set a 16-month target date of December 9, 2024,1 for this
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`investigation. Accordingly, any final initial determination shall be due no later than August 9,
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`2024. See 19 C.F.R. § 210.42(a)(1)(i).
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`1 December 7, 2024, falls on a Saturday.
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`2.
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`PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE
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`Consistent with Ground Rule 3, a preliminary conference will be held in-person on
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`August 31, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. In addition to the items identified in Ground Rule 3,
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`the parties should be prepared to discuss delegation of public interest in this investigation.
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`The parties shall prepare and submit a proposed procedural schedule as required by Ground
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`Rule 3. In addition to the items identified in Ground Rule 4, the parties should consider and identify
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`dates in the procedural schedule (if any) relating to public interest. In preparing the proposed
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`procedural schedule, the parties shall take the following dates into account:
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`Event
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`Date
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`Preliminary conference
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`August 31, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET
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`Monthly case management conference
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`September 28, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET
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`Monthly case management conference
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`October 26, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET
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`Monthly case management conference
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`November 29, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET
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`Claim construction hearing and monthly case
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`December 18, 2023, 9:00 a.m. ET
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`Monthly case management conference
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`January 31, 2024, 1:00 p.m. ET
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`Monthly case management conference
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`March 6, 2024, 1:00 p.m. ET
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`Final prehearing conference
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`Evidentiary hearing
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`Final initial determination on violation
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`Target date for completion of investigation
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`April 9, 2024, 9:00 a.m. ET
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`April 9-16, 20242
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`August 9, 2024
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`December 9, 2024
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`2 Complainants requested the evidentiary hearing not be scheduled for March 25–29 and April 1–
`26, 2024. Respondents requested the evidentiary hearing not be scheduled for March 25–29 and
`April 17–26, 2024. EDIS Doc. ID 802440 at 1. I have scheduled the evidentiary hearing for
`April 9–16, 2024. To the extent necessary, this can be discussed at the preliminary conference.
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`SO ORDERED.
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`Administrative LawJudge
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`Doris Johnson
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`Hines
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